by Guest Author | Feb 14, 2017 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
The Curse of the Archives By Eva Stachniak Having written two novels based on the life of Catherine the Great I know how challenging it can be to write historical fiction, but I’ve never heard of the curse of the archives! At least not until I began working on The...
by Megan Stevens | Feb 7, 2017 | Columns, Featured, The Reader's Perspective
The Book Travels of a Writer and Fan My love of writing started at an early, elementary school age where I would read Nancy Drew novels with a flashlight under my covers in order to make my setting seem mysterious like the genre I was reading. This hobby transferred...
by Guest Author | Jan 31, 2017 | Columns, Featured, The Weird Life of a Writer
The Weird Life of a Writer: When Does Stalking Cross the Line? If you’ve ever had a friend who’s a writer odds are, during introductions, you’ve felt compelled to explain away one of the obvious quirks by adding, “he’s a writer.” This inevitably results in a nod of...
by Mary-Lynne Monroe | Jan 10, 2017 | Columns, Featured, The Reader's Perspective
Choosing a Book to Review By Mary-Lynne Monroe What kinds of books do you look for when you go into a bookstore? What section or sections attract you? What sections do you avoid? Are you an avid cookbook reader? Do you prefer the adult coloring book section or books...
by Site Owner | Dec 6, 2016 | Adventures in Self-Publishing, Columns, Featured
Awards: What Every Self-Published Author Needs to Know About the Benefits of Awards Programs If you’re like most authors, you’ve probably wondered — dreamed even — about the possibility of winning an award for your book. You’ve probably also wondered about how to go...
by Site Owner | Nov 29, 2016 | Columns, Featured, Writers on Writing
Seriously, Why Do NaNoWriMo? It’s not like you actually “win” anything. By Jennifer Levine Unless you’re in the thick of it NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is counter-intuitive. After all, writing is a solitary pursuit. It’s more fun to romanticize...